Russell Dauterman is an illustrator and character designer, best known as the artist of Marvel's comic book series Thor.

Written by Jason Aaron and starring Jane Foster as Thor, Russell's lengthy run has garnered critical acclaim and its collected edition debuted at #1 on The New York Times Bestseller List for graphic novels. Russell continued his character-defining run drawing The Mighty Thor, which was nominated for Best Continuing Series at the 2017 Eisner Awards. Currently, Russell is continuing his work for Marvel. In 2018, the publisher named him a Young Gun, one of the industry's top artists to watch.

Previous work includes the launch of Marvel's Cyclops with writer Greg Rucka, and a stint on Nightwing for DC Comics, written by Kyle Higgins. Earlier, Russell collaborated with writer Grace Randolph on a series for BOOM! Studios, called Supurbia. As well as drawing the book, Russell created character designs for the series. Russell has also designed characters and created covers for various Marvel, BOOM!, DC, Valiant Entertainment, and Image titles.

In addition to his work in comics, Russell has provided illustrations for magazines, including Empire and ESPN The Magazine. He's also drawn several children's books, including his own Terry, the Awkward Turtle. In the film industry, Russell’s work includes Captain America: The First Avenger and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, where he worked as an illustrator for the films' costume designers.

A graduate of Boston College, Russell continued to study illustration, character design, and costume history at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts Degree.

Russell lives and works in Los Angeles, California. When not in his office, Russell can be found in the kitchen or on the beach.